Early Detection of Cardiac Amyloidosis

Due to a lack of therapeutic options, the diagnosis of cardiac (wt)-ATTR amyloidosis was for a long time overshadowed by other diseases and therefore was or still is often diagnosed with considerable delay. The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis among patients with mild-to-moderate aortic valve stenosis (AS). Besides that a screening algorithm based on echocardiographic parameters will be developed, to facilitate the early detection of cardiac amyloidosis.